Watford vs Liverpool

29 February 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ismaila Sarr 54’, 60’
  • Troy Deeney 72’

Match summary

Watford won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Liverpool. It was goalless at half-time.

Ismaila Sarr put Watford ahead in the 54th minute, set up by Abdoulaye Doucouré, Sarr made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Troy Deeney, and Troy Deeney made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute, set up by Ismaila Sarr.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.85 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Liverpool's 0.21 from 7.

Match stats

Watford Liverpool
14 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.71 xG 0.21
2.71 Non-penalty xG 0.21
6 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Watford Liverpool
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ismaila Sarr
Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré1-0 (Watford)
54’
Ismaila Sarr
Assist: Troy Deeney2-0 (Watford)
60’
Troy Deeney
Assist: Ismaila Sarr3-0 (Watford)
72’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.85 0.21 54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-0 54’ 60’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 2-0 60’ 72’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 3-0 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.85 0.21 54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-0 Sarr 54’ 60’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 2-0 Sarr 60’ 72’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 3-0 Deeney 72’
Watford 2.85 xGLiverpool 0.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Watford attacking 
54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 50’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 82’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 50’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 72’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 60’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 15’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 64’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 50’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 82’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 50’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 72’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 60’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 15’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 64’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Adam Lallana (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.000
Christian Kabasele DEF900 0.000.031
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Adam Masina DEF900 0.000.092
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.401
Will Hughes MID901 0.070.000
Ismaila Sarr MID87216 1.510.331
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID9012 0.120.752
Gerard Deulofeu MID362 0.070.091
Troy Deeney FWD90113 1.070.291
Roberto Pereyra Sub540 0.000.031
Ignacio Pussetto Sub30 0.000.000
Nathaniel Chalobah Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 14% Avg odds 6.72
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.62
Liverpool win 65% Avg odds 1.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 2-0 Watford, 14 Dec 19 Next meeting: Watford 0-5 Liverpool, 16 Oct 21  All Watford vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.